Similar responses emerge almost every time a new piece arrives with tales of elite college students who can’t get through Pride and Prejudice or another report reveals just how far reading scores have ...

Soldner is now the acting director of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) – a role he came into in April 2024 – as well ...

Civics education is abysmal across the country, but a few states are leading the way for reform just in time for the celebration of America's 250th.

The Board of Education is convening educators, employers and higher education leaders to strengthen these standards and ensure students are prepared for a demanding and changing economy.

The pilot program provides targeted intervention to support the state's youngest students who are struggling with reading and math.

Many testing experts have questioned whether this exam has become redundant now that the main NAEP has a 35-year history of student performance. The board has discussed scrapping this exam since 2017.

Governor Tate Reeves has doted on Mississippi’s students this week after Urban Institute released its 2024 adjusted NAEP scores for 4th and 8th grade.

Some state education officials and researchers worried that the cancellation would lead to the elimination of other NAEP tests in history, civics and science, which are not required by Congress.

Students’ higher score levels were essentially unchanged. NAEP uses the weakest standard for determining statistically meaningful changes in scores from year to year.

The Trump administration’s decision to discontinue the NAEP Long-Term Trend Exam for 17-year-olds has sparked controversy, with supporters calling it a cost-cutting reform and critics warning of ...

This is another massively historic win for education in Mississippi. Mississippi fourth graders aren’t just one of the best in reading and math gains — they’re the best in the nation.